If you leave home without anywhere else to live or your parents throw you out then you are ‘homeless’. This happens to quite a few young people, some end up sleeping on the floor of a friend’s house for a few days, or worse sleeping rough on the streets.
If you find yourself homeless, or think that it could happen, you need to contact your Personal Adviser as soon as possible.
Depending on your circumstances you might be eligible to apply for council run housing, but it’s likely that you’ll be placed on a waiting list for something suitable to become available.
It always pays to Know Your Rights
Rochdale can provide advice if you are homeless – contact:
Homelessness Advice Centre
Whitworth Road Depot
Haynes Street
Rochdale
OL12 0EX
0845 6024995
Emergency (5pm-8.30pm) 0845 121 2975
01706 764123
Shelter provides advice on homelessness and have a local advice centre at:
Greater Manchester Housing Aid Centre
Ground Floor
Victoria House
5 Samuel Ogden Street
Manchester
M1 7AX
0845 515 1640
Weekends Shelterline 0808 800 4444
0845 190 1723
Open
Monday: 10.00am-12.30pm; 2.00pm- 4.00pm
Tuesday: 10.00am-12.30pm; appointments 2.00pm,
Wednesday: Closed to the public,
Thursday: 10.00am-12.30pm; appointments 2.00pm,
Friday: 10.00am-12.30pm; 2.00pm- 4.00pm
Office hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm
The CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau) also provides advice on housing and homelessness issues.
Middleton & Heywood CAB
Milton Street
Middleton M24 5TU
O161 284 0334
Rochdale CAB
104-106 Drake Street
Rochdale OL16 1PQ
Advice line 0844 499 1191
You can use the library in your Connexions Centre too as it has information for you to read or take away. You could also go to Weblinx for more useful websites.